Talk Talk: Patricia Heaton, Emeril Lagasse, Barry Sonnenfeld

Here's who's sitting down on the couch on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Alan Alda and Nicholas Burns
• The Daily Show: Jack Cafferty
• The Colbert Report: Charlie Savage
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Sean Penn, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Ben Harper
• Jay Leno: Patricia Heaton, Emeril Lagasse, and Tori Amos
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Amy Brenneman, Harry Shearer, and Tom Ruprecht (repeat)
• Tavis Smiley: a discussion of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' new book
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Jerry O'Connell and Ken Burns
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: David Boreanaz and Juliette Lewis
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Dita Von Teese and Clay Walker (repeat)